What is the least densely populated town in Pays de la Loire in 2026?

Nauvay (Sarthe) is the least densely populated town in Pays de la Loire, with just 4.4 inhabitants per km².

What are the 10 least densely populated towns in Pays de la Loire?

In order: Nauvay (4.4 inhabitants per km²), Dureil (7.8 inhabitants per km²), Rahay (9.0 inhabitants per km²), Villaines-la-Carelle (9.1 inhabitants per km²), Courcival (9.2 inhabitants per km²), Hardanges (9.3 inhabitants per km²), Courléon (10.6 inhabitants per km²), Contilly (11.1 inhabitants per km²), Thorigné-en-Charnie (11.3 inhabitants per km²), and Valennes (11.4 inhabitants per km²).

What is the most densely populated town in Pays de la Loire?

Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) is the most densely populated town in Pays de la Loire, with 5,100.7 inhabitants per km². See the most densely populated towns in Pays de la Loire.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

All of them: the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire appear in this ranking.

How is density calculated?

Density is the official total population of the commune (INSEE) divided by its area in square kilometers.

Least Densely Populated Towns in Pays de la Loire (2026)

This ranking covers all 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. At the other end of the ranking, Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) comes last with 5,100.7 inhabitants per km².

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least densely populated towns in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Density (per km²)	Population	Area (km²)
1	Nauvay	Sarthe (72)	4.4	12	2.7
2	Dureil	Sarthe (72)	7.8	62	8.0
3	Rahay	Sarthe (72)	9.0	171	19
4	Villaines-la-Carelle	Sarthe (72)	9.1	133	15
5	Courcival	Sarthe (72)	9.2	82	8.9
6	Hardanges	Mayenne (53)	9.3	172	18
7	Courléon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	10.6	146	14
8	Contilly	Sarthe (72)	11.1	138	12
9	Thorigné-en-Charnie	Mayenne (53)	11.3	199	18
10	Valennes	Sarthe (72)	11.4	305	27
11	Chevaigné-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	11.7	152	13
12	Champrond	Sarthe (72)	11.7	70	6.0
13	Vezot	Sarthe (72)	11.8	75	6.4
14	Saint-Germain-d'Arcé	Sarthe (72)	11.9	346	29
15	Villepail	Mayenne (53)	12.4	195	16
16	Cogners	Sarthe (72)	12.8	174	14
17	Louzes	Sarthe (72)	12.9	106	8.2
18	Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers	Mayenne (53)	12.9	167	13
19	Savigné-sous-le-Lude	Sarthe (72)	13.4	454	34
20	Aillières-Beauvoir	Sarthe (72)	13.6	205	15
21	Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve	Mayenne (53)	13.7	133	9.7
22	Gréez-sur-Roc	Sarthe (72)	13.7	347	25
23	Les Aulneaux	Sarthe (72)	13.7	112	8.2
24	Le Ham	Mayenne (53)	13.8	348	25
25	Saint-Mars-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	13.8	164	12
26	Panon	Sarthe (72)	13.9	33	2.4
27	Averton	Mayenne (53)	14.0	567	41
28	Chenu	Sarthe (72)	14.0	427	31
29	Juigné-des-Moutiers	Loire-Atlantique (44)	14.0	345	25
30	Saint-Ulphace	Sarthe (72)	14.0	224	16
31	Rennes-en-Grenouilles	Mayenne (53)	14.3	112	7.9
32	Écorpain	Sarthe (72)	14.4	306	21
33	Jauzé	Sarthe (72)	14.4	82	5.7
34	Bannes	Mayenne (53)	14.5	121	8.3
35	La Bosse	Sarthe (72)	14.6	157	11
36	Placé	Mayenne (53)	14.6	369	25
37	Cossé-en-Champagne	Mayenne (53)	14.8	309	21
38	Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain	Mayenne (53)	14.8	213	14
39	Mont-Saint-Jean	Sarthe (72)	15.0	636	42
40	Trans	Mayenne (53)	15.2	234	15
41	Blandouet-Saint Jean	Mayenne (53)	15.4	566	37
42	Conflans-sur-Anille	Sarthe (72)	15.4	475	31
43	Théligny	Sarthe (72)	15.4	221	14
44	Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf	Mayenne (53)	15.5	206	13
45	Saulges	Mayenne (53)	15.5	338	22
46	Vimartin-sur-Orthe	Mayenne (53)	15.6	1,118	72
47	Les Mées	Sarthe (72)	15.6	106	6.8
48	Crennes-sur-Fraubée	Mayenne (53)	15.7	200	13
49	Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée	Sarthe (72)	15.7	183	12
50	Boulay-les-Ifs	Mayenne (53)	15.8	143	9.1
51	Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie	Mayenne (53)	16.0	780	49
52	Lucé-sous-Ballon	Sarthe (72)	16.1	109	6.8
53	Cléré-sur-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	16.1	350	22
54	Madré	Mayenne (53)	16.1	283	18
55	La Dorée	Mayenne (53)	16.3	290	18
56	Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais	Sarthe (72)	16.3	114	7.0
57	Saint-Denis-d'Orques	Sarthe (72)	16.4	771	47
58	Avesnes-en-Saosnois	Sarthe (72)	16.4	93	5.7
59	Vieuvy	Mayenne (53)	16.5	117	7.1
60	Pizieux	Sarthe (72)	16.9	76	4.5
61	Izé	Mayenne (53)	16.9	475	28
62	Préaux	Mayenne (53)	17.0	163	9.6
63	Douillet	Sarthe (72)	17.1	324	19
64	Val-d'Étangson	Sarthe (72)	17.2	538	31
65	Livet	Mayenne (53)	17.2	192	11
66	Montaillé	Sarthe (72)	17.3	522	30
67	La Cropte	Mayenne (53)	17.3	245	14
68	La Rouaudière	Mayenne (53)	17.4	331	19
69	Saint-Aignan	Sarthe (72)	17.5	265	15
70	Challain-la-Potherie	Maine-et-Loire (49)	17.6	840	48
71 tied	Lignières-Orgères	Mayenne (53)	17.8	726	41
71 tied	Chérancé	Mayenne (53)	17.8	155	8.7
73	Saint-Léonard-des-Bois	Sarthe (72)	17.8	482	27
74	Tresson	Sarthe (72)	17.9	523	29
75	Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière	Mayenne (53)	18.0	317	18
76	Melleray	Sarthe (72)	18.0	467	26
77	Saint-Aubin-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	18.1	232	13
78	Avessé	Sarthe (72)	18.2	340	19
79	Viré-en-Champagne	Sarthe (72)	18.2	209	11
80	Désertines	Mayenne (53)	18.3	477	26
81	Triaize	Vendée (85)	18.4	1,080	59
82	Maisoncelles	Sarthe (72)	18.4	204	11
83	Saint-Léger	Mayenne (53)	18.5	318	17
84	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	18.5	5,541	299
85	Berfay	Sarthe (72)	18.6	340	18
86	Thoiré-sous-Contensor	Sarthe (72)	18.7	112	6.0
87	La Boissière	Mayenne (53)	18.8	119	6.3
88 tied	Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer	Mayenne (53)	18.9	335	18
88 tied	Sainte-Pexine	Vendée (85)	18.9	298	16
90	Dénezé-sous-Doué	Maine-et-Loire (49)	19.0	452	24
91	Chemiré-en-Charnie	Sarthe (72)	19.1	219	11
92	Gastines	Mayenne (53)	19.1	169	8.9
93	Saint-Paul-le-Gaultier	Sarthe (72)	19.1	290	15
94	Carelles	Mayenne (53)	19.2	254	13
95 tied	Saint-Michel-de-la-Roë	Mayenne (53)	19.3	255	13
95 tied	Faymoreau	Vendée (85)	19.3	212	11
97	Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf	Sarthe (72)	19.5	480	25
98	Saosnes	Sarthe (72)	19.5	219	11
99	Petit-Auverné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	19.6	441	23
100	Armaillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	19.6	329	17

Source: INSEE (official population figures); IGN / Observatoire des territoires (areas); total population divided by area. Not ranked: towns with no inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The least densely populated towns in Pays de la Loire in 2026

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